Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Organization: Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Closing Date: October 28, 2026
Job Description
Overall Responsibilities:
The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist supports implementation of project monitoring systems, performance measurement, milestone tracking, reporting, data quality assurance, learning, and evidence-use activities across the integrated America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS) and Supply Chain Strengthening (SCS) projects. The position contributes to the collection, verification, analysis, interpretation, documentation, and reporting of high-quality performance data to support program management, accountability, government ownership, and achievement of project objectives and milestones. Working closely with technical teams, local partners, government counterparts, and the Digital Systems and Analytics Team, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist strengthens data quality, performance monitoring, evidence generation, and continuous performance improvement across the TB and Supply Chain portfolios.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Support implementation of project monitoring systems, performance measurement frameworks, milestone tracking systems, and reporting processes.
- Monitor routine indicator performance and milestone progress across assigned technical and geographic areas.
- Collect, compile, validate, analyze, and report performance data in accordance with project requirements.
- Support preparation of monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc reports, dashboards, and performance summaries.
- Maintain monitoring databases, performance trackers, and reporting tools to ensure complete, accurate, timely, and reliable data for reporting and decision-making.
- Support the monitoring and evaluation part of the local partners (e.g. ODA, ADA & REACH-Ethiopia,) and monitor the results achieved by the project partners against agreed upon targets and track overall progress in achieving the AFGHS project goals and performance targets
- Support implementation of evaluations, assessments, surveys, baseline studies, and operational research activities under the direction of senior technical staff.
- Assist with development and application of data collection tools, study
- protocols, analytical frameworks, and field implementation plans.
- Support field planning, enumerator orientation, data collection, analysis, and documentation.
- Compile, clean, organize, and maintain assessment, evaluation, and research data and supporting documentation.
- Prepare routine data summaries, tables, and documentation for review by senior technical staff.
- Adhere to ethical standards, human subjects’ protection requirements, research governance procedures, and data protection protocols.
- Implement routine data quality assurance, verification, validation, and reconciliation activities.
- Conduct data quality reviews, spot checks, record verification, and follow-up improvement actions.
- Support Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) and implementation of corrective action plans.
- Identify missing, late, or inconsistent data and follow up with relevant project staff, escalating unresolved issues to the supervisor.
- Maintain data quality documentation, protocols, tools, and quality improvement trackers.
- Apply project, donor, and organizational requirements for data integrity, accountability, and compliance with donor, project, and organizational requirements
- Analyze monitoring, assessment, milestone, and performance data to generate actionable insights.
- Identify trends, bottlenecks, data quality issues, risks, and opportunities for program improvement.
- Develop dashboards, scorecards, data visualizations, presentations, and performance reports to support decision-making and performance improvement.
- Apply data analytics, digital solutions, and emerging technologies, using platforms such as DHIS2, Power BI, Survey CTO, Kobo Toolbox, RED Cap, GIS applications, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, R, STATA, and related tools to strengthen monitoring, learning, reporting, and adaptive management.
- Assist training, mentoring, coaching, and technical assistance activities for project staff, partners, and government counterparts.
- Assist in development and dissemination of guidelines, SOPs, tools, job aids, and technical resources that strengthen project monitoring and reporting systems.
- Participate in technical working groups, review meetings, coordination forums, and stakeholder engagements.
- Provide data for coordination and collaboration with government institutions, local partners, and project teams
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Minimum Qualification:
- Bachelors in Statistics, Data Science, Health Informatics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Management, Supply Chain Management, or another closely related field. Master’s degree is an added advantage.
Required Experience qualification:
- 3-5 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation, public health, health systems strengthening, supply chain, TB or related development programs.
- Experience supporting routine performance monitoring systems, indicator tracking, reporting processes, and data quality assurance activities.
- Experience supporting assessments, surveys, evaluations, research studies, or learning activities.
- Experience collecting, managing, analyzing, visualizing, and reporting program performance data
- Experience using data collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting tools such as DHIS2, Power BI, Survey CTO, Kobo Toolbox, RED Cap, R or STATA, GIS applications, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and related digital platforms.
- Experience working with government institutions, implementing partners, and donor-funded health programs.
- Experience in supporting the monitoring and evaluate part of the local partners (e.g. ODA, ADA & REACH-Ethiopia) and monitor the results achieved by the project partners against agreed upon targets and track overall progress.
- Familiarity with U.S. Government and other donor monitoring, reporting, and accountability requirements.
- Experience using DHIS2, Survey CTO, Kobo Toolbox, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and related digital platforms is preferred.
- Strong analytical, technical writing, presentation, communication and facilitation skills.
- Written and spoken fluency in English required; proficiency in Amharic required.
- Willingness to travel within Ethiopia as required.
MSH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.